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Transcript

The Art Of Teaching
The Humanities and Fine
Arts Department has developed a national reputation in
art education, due to instructors like Derek Boshier.
Boshier was born in Port-
smith, England and educated
at the Yeovil School of Art in
Somerset and the Royal College of Art in London.
As a child in elementary
school, he was not a model
student. "In England in the
'50s, every child in the country had to sit for an exam
called the "eleven plus exam",
which was meant to separate
all children into two streams
of education, one academic,
the other technical and manual ... Two weeks after sitting for the exam, the headmaster read out a list of
successful student candidates
that would go on to academic
school at the local grammar
school, probably 15 out of 50.
My name was not on the list.
But, at mid-morning, I was
asked to go see the headmaster. I thought/Oh, God, what
have I done now!' Nobody
ever saw the headmaster."
"He asked me to sit down
and said, 'As you know, your
name was not read out as a
successful candidate to the
grammar school. Actually,
your name was on the list.
But, we thought there had
been a typing error'."
In 1963, he returned to
England and began a teaching
career. He has been teaching
ever since. Boshier received
tenure in 1987 and is now an
associate professor.
Because the British system
does not give many sabati-
cals, and his request for a
sabatical two years ago was
turned down, he has taught
continuously since 1963 and
prefers to think of himself as
an artist who teaches, rather
than a teacher who does
artwork.
According to Boshier, the
art department should push
for better working conditions.
The facilities are restricted
and delapidated. This is coupled with the lack of equipment and air conditioning.
Still, alumni are active nationally and internationally.
Boshier has helped to improve the university's image
by continuously showing his
work since 1961. Los Angeles
and Houston are both running exhibits. Last year he
was awarded a $15,000. National Endowment for the
Arts (NEA) grant.
— John Schmalz
Troy McDonald
Robert McElwain
Petria McKelvey
Blake McKenzie
Detra McMillan
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Sharon Melo
Anupama Menen
Joseph Miguez
David Miller
Cynthia Morehead
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John Morrison
Robin Moore
Mary Moser
Metha Mynard
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Koyoh Ngala
Khoi Nguyen
Robbie Nobles
Rochelle Nutt
Zachary Osina
110 The University Of Houston